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Definition of Storm
- a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
- a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening
- a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
- attack by storm; attack suddenly
- take by force; "Storm the fort"
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- blow hard; "It was storming all night"
- rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we''ll need shelter"
Hyponyms: firestorm, storm center, northeaster, noreaster, hailstorm, ice storm, silver storm, rainstorm, blizzard, snowstorm, thunderstorm, electrical storm, electric storm, windstorm
Entailments: rain, rain down
Part Meronyms: Beaufort scale, wind scale
Derivational Morphology: surprise, force, ramp, rage, surpriser, violence, tempest, fury, madness, rampage, violent disorder, violent storm
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